The aged professor quotes “Freedom’s without a path”
Now he dresses like a widow and preaches “Love is dead” in every class

But curiosity killed the cat and taught the dog in him how to act
And it burned his bridge to Jill so he tries to drown the guilt with a bottle of Jack

Self-proclaimed rebels say “We must oppose the system”
“You gotta take a stand - if you’re not against ‘em you’re with ‘em”
Signs read “Support the troops” “Bring ‘em home” “No more innocent victims”
But when a homeless veteran asks for spare change you’re too busy protesting to even listen

And I’m no different; I live in conflict and contradiction
But it can be so beautiful when I don’t reject what lies within

It’s beautiful the way agony connects us to the living
I think of the world when I hurt, and keep on existing in the now

I’m falling but no matter how hard I hit the ground
I’ll still smile

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